| John Yeboah | |
| Fullname: | John Yeboah Zamora |
| Birth Date: | 2000 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Venezia |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Rönneburg |
| Youthyears2: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | VfL Wolfsburg II |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → VVV-Venlo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Willem II |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Almere City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → MSV Duisburg (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Raków Częstochowa |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Venezia |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam6: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps6: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 14 November 2024 |
John Yeboah Zamora (born 23 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Venezia. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ecuador national team.
Yeboah began his youth career with Hamburg clubs SV Rönneburg and FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg, before moving to youth team of VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In February 2018, Yeboah signed his first professional contract with Wolfsburg, lasting three years until 30 June 2021.[1]
Yeboah made his professional debut for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on 3 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Josip Brekalo in the 0–1 home loss against Borussia Dortmund.[2]
In September 2019, Yeboah joined VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan deal.[3]
He was loaned to MSV Duisburg in January 2022 from his parent club, Willem II.[4]
On 25 June 2022, he joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on a three-year deal.[5] On 15 July 2022, he made his Ekstraklasa debut, coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 Lower Silesia derby draw against Zagłębie Lubin.[6]
On 6 July 2023, Yeboah moved to defending Polish champions Raków Częstochowa on a three-year contract, for a fee reported to be €1.5 million.[7] After the 2024 Copa América concluded, Yeboah refused to resume training in Poland, and was subsequently fined and moved to the reserve team.[8]
On 30 August 2024, Italian club Venezia announced the signing of Yeboah on a four-year deal,[9] for a transfer fee of over €2.5 million.[10]
Born in Germany, Yeboah is eligible to play for his country of birth, as well for Ghana and Ecuador through his parents.[11]
Yeboah began his youth international career with the Germany under-16 team, making his debut on 16 May 2016 in a friendly against France, which finished as a 1–1 away draw.[12] In 2017, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[13] He scored against Serbia in the group stage, with Germany managing to reach the semi-finals before losing on penalties to Spain.[14] Later that year, Yeboah was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored against Colombia in the round of 16, with Germany later being eliminated in the quarter-finals.[15]
On 7 October 2023, he received his first call-up to the Ecuador national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Colombia, scheduled for 12 and 16 October.[11]
He featured for Ecuador during the 2024 Copa América tournament played in the United States. On 4 July 2024, in a quarter-final against Argentina, he provided an assist to Kevin Rodríguez in stoppage time to tie the game at 1–1. Yeboah was one of the two Ecuadorian players to convert a penalty during an eventual shoot-out, lost by Ecuador 2–4.[16]
Yeboah was born in Hamburg, Germany to a Ghanaian father and Ecuadorian mother.[17]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Willem II | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Almere City (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| MSV Duisburg (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Venezia | 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 27 | |||
Ecuador score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yeboah goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 21 March 2024 | Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, United States | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| align=center | 2 | 12 June 2024 | Subaru Park, Chester, United States | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–1 | Friendly |
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